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Bihar State Milk Co operative Federation

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Type
  
Cooperative

Website
  
www.sudha.coop

Motto
  
The Pride Of Bihar

Industry
  
Founded
  
1983

Headquarters
  
Bihar State Milk Co-operative Federation wwwpatnadairyorgimagesproductsshaktijpg

The Bihar State Milk Co-operative Federation Ltd is a dairy cooperative established in 1983 is an enterprise of the government of Bihar. It markets its products under the label "Sudha Dairy".

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History

The co-operative was founded by the Government of Bihar in 1983 to coordinate the work of various local milk unions. The co-operative facilitates the procurement, processing, and marketing of the dairy products produced, provides education to the unions on successful dairy processing, and assists with animal care including artificial insemination, vaccination, and feeding.

Area of operation

There are six district level Milk Producers' Cooperative Unions affiliated to the Milk Federation. These milk unions are covering twenty-six districts and in addition five districts are being covered by the Federation.

Different milk unions, which are organising the DCS network in these districts are as follows:

  • Vaishal Patliputra Milk Union, Patna covering Patna, Vaishali, Nalanda, Saran and Sheikhpura districts.
  • DR Milk Union, Barauni covering Begusarai, Khagaria, Lakhisarai and part of Patna Districts.
  • Tirhut Milk Union, Muzaffarpur covering Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Sheohar, (Motihari)East Champaran, West Champran, Siwan and Gopalganj.
  • Mithila Milk Union, Samastipur covering Samastipur, Darbhanga & Madhubani,Basopatti districts .
  • Shahabad Milk Union, Ara covering Bhojpur, Buxar, Kaimur & Rohtas districts.
  • Vikramshila Milk Union, Bhagulpur: Covering Bhagulpur, munger, Banka and Jamui Districts
  • The Milk Federation has already taken up organisation of Dairy Co-operative Societies (DCS) in the districts of Gaya, Jehanabad, Arwal and Nawada under Magadh Dairy Project and work has been initiated by Kosi Dairy Project in Saharsa, Supaul and Madhepura, Katihar, Purnia, Araria and Kishanganj districts.

    The districts of East and West Singhbhum, Ranchi, Bokaro and Dhanbad now in Jharkhand are being covered by the dairies directly under the control of Milk Federation for the supply of milk and milk products to the urban consumers in these cities. Procurement of milk has been taken up in Ranchi districts only.

    References

    Bihar State Milk Co-operative Federation Wikipedia


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